Wedding Reception Program Emcee Script

NOTE: Test microphone before speaking.

Good afternoon Ladies and Gentlemen. May I have your attention please. We are
about to begin our Early Dinner Reception so please find a seat and make yourself
comfortable.

Let us begin this celebration with a prayer. Let us all stand, bow down our heads
and put ourselves in the presence of God. In the name of the Father and of the Son
and of the Holy Spirit, Amen.

Opening Prayer
Heavenly Father, Love has been your richest and greatest gift to this world.
Love between a man and a woman which matures into marriage.
Today, we celebrate that love. 
Lord for the joy of this occasion, we thank You. 
For Your presence here and now and at all times, we thank You.
Protect, guide, and bless Jay and Rachelle and everyone present here.
Surround us with Your love now and always.
In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Welcome Address
A very good afternoon to everyone and welcome to Jay and Rachelle’s Dinner
Reception. We are done with the solemn part of the celebration and we thank those
people who were with us earlier at the Corpus Christy Church for the wedding
ceremony. And for those who just join in, Welcome! And so, here we are at Frosty
Bites Garden Hall, for the most exciting part - the Early Dinner Reception for our
newlyweds in celebration of the beginning of their new life together. So sit down,
relax and enjoy the rest of the afternoon. 

I am ___________, also the _________ and I had been given the task to be your
emcee today. We thank you all for gracing this joyful occasion especially to those
who took a leave of absence from work or from school and to those who have
traveled many miles just to be with us. In behalf of Jay and Rachelle and their
parents, I would like to express their heartfelt gratitude for your presence at this
memorable occasion. It is indeed a pleasure to have you all.
 Introduction and Acknowledgements

Parents of the Newlyweds

Before anything else, we would like to acknowledge the key persons who took a
great part of this joyous affair. For without their support, this event would not be
made possible. Ladies and gentlemen, it is with great pleasure to introduce to you
the Parents of the Bride, Mr. Tarcisio L. Salcedo and Mrs. Dolores S. Salcedo. A big
round of applause please.  
And of course, we are truly happy to have here with us the Parents of the Groom,
Friends, let us give a big hand to Mr. Rufo A. Pingke and Mrs. Belen O. Pingke.

Principal Sponsors
We would also like to acknowledge our Principal Sponsors. Let’s start off with the
ladies. Please make a stand as your name is called.
Mrs. Ma. Cheryl O. Yu

Mrs. Era G. Espra

Mrs. Zinkie D. Maghinay

Mrs. Vilma G. Nisnisan

Mrs. Felma B. Suson

Mrs. Charity B. Caylan

And that’s it for the ladies now we go over to the gentlemen. So again please make a stand as
your name is called

Mr. Raylan O. Caylan

Mr. Roberto Suson

Mr. Cipriano Nisnisan

Mr. Sunny Boy Alestante

Mr. Ludie Titular

Mr. Pedro L. Salcedo

Mr. Nimuel Dadang

So there you have it ladies and gentlemen, our most distinguished set of principal sponsors.
Let us once again give them a big round of applause.
 Entrance of the Bride and Groom
At this point I assume that everyone has settled down and we are all ready to
welcome the newlyweds. May I request our lovely Matron of Honor, Ms. Ma. Theresa
S. Lubguban to please facilitate the welcoming party for our newlyweds. It is my
distinct pleasure to introduce to you for the very first time Jay and Rachelle as
husband and wife. So without any further ado, let us all rise and give our warmest
welcome to Mr. and Mrs. Jay Pingke........ Music Maestro

(Newlyweds enters the hall)

Background Music: "Can’t Stop The Feeling by Justin Timberlake".

Congratulations Jay and Rachelle and best wishes to both of you. We wish you to be
blessed with a long and happy life together with your future children So there you
have it ladies and gentlemen our new lovely couple. Let us again give them a big
round of applause.

Bridal Waltz � First Dance/ Money Dance

Today is indeed a special day and will forever be imprinted in the memory of our
beloved couple. For today marks the beginning of their new life together. From this
day forward they shall be one, and on this joyful beginning what could be more
fitting than to celebrate it with their First Dance. The First Dance is symbolic of the
consummation of their wedding vows. This Dance is the wedding couples' first
cooperative engagement and joint endeavor. As the saying goes, “It takes two to
tango.” Ladies and gentlemen, it is once again my privilege to present to you Mr.
and Mrs. Jay Pingke with their First Dance.

(Newlyweds dances their First Dance)

Background Music: Calum Scott, Leona Lewis - You Are The Reason (Duet Version)
Fly Me to the Moon/Lucky (Sinatra/Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat MASHUP) Rick Hale & Breea Guttery

--------Money Dance Follows------

To those who would like to dance with the newly wed you may now come forward
and take the chance to dance with them.
 Grace Before Meals
Well I guess the food is now ready and dinner will commence shortly. May I call
on Paul Gualberto I. Salcedo to say the grace before meals.

Dinner
Thank you Mr. Gualberto Salcedo. So there you have it ladies and gentleman. Dinner
is served. You are all hereby invited to partake dinner. You may now get your food
at the buffet table. . Please enjoy your meal. And always, "ladies first".

Table Hopping for Souvenir Pictures

May I have your attention please, I guess by now everyone had their fill of our
sumptuous food prepared by Frosty Bites Garden Hall.
At this point the newlyweds would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone
personally for your presence. Jay and Rachelle will now go from one table to
another to greet each and everyone and to have their souvenir picture taking with
their guests. Simultaneously, our Matron/Maid of Honor assisted with some members
of the bridal entourage will be distributing the wedding giveaways.

Background Music: Beautiful Soul - Jesse McCartney (acoustic cover)

Cutting of the Wedding Cake

We will now resume with our program. and its time for desert. We have here a
beautiful wedding cake courtesy Frosty Bites thank you so much.

May I mow request Jay and Rachelle to do the honors of cutting the wedding cake.

(Newlyweds comes forward to cut the cake.)

There you have it ladies and gentlemen, the cake has been cut. May I now request
the waiters to please serve the cake to our guests.

(Waiters serves the cake to the guest.)

Intermission Number
A surprise number by Jayms Jerard O. Pingke
 Well Wishes from Family and Friends
It is said that our parents are our first teachers having raised us patiently from
childhood to adulthood. They have been our source of comfort, support and
inspiration. Jay and Rachelle are truly blessed with such wonderful parents and I’m
quite sure when it comes to knowing what marriage is all about, they always have a
word or two to share to their children. We would like to call on the Mother of the
Bride, Mrs. Dolores S. Salcedo to say a few words of wisdom and Best Wished to our
newlyweds
Thank you so much Madam for that inspiring message. And now we would like to call
on the Father of the Groom, Mr. Rufo A. Pingke to say a few words of wisdom to our
newlyweds.
Thank you sir. In behalf of our male principal sponsors, we would like to call on Mr.
_____________ to say a few words to Jay and Rachelle.

Thank you sir. Last but certainly not the least, we now call on Mrs. Era G. Espra to say
a few words to Jay and Rachelle In behalf of the female principal sponsors.

Thank you Madam, and thank you all...lets us again give them a big hand for such
wonderful and meaningful speeches.

Bouquet Throw
Ok now let us all have some fun and its time for the traditional Bouquet Throw. At
this point we would like to request all the single ladies to please come forward for
the bouquet throw. We would also like to request the bride to come forward and
take her place center stage.

(INSTRUCTIONS: Emcee motions and waits for all single ladies to come forward)
Ladies kindly take your place behind the bride and be prepared to catch the
bouquet. It is said that whoever will catch the bouquet will soon be the next bride.
So is everyone in? Ready when you are at the count of three the bride will throw her
bouquet. May I also request the audience to please join me in the counting.

(INSTRUCTIONS: Emcee make sure that everyone is in place)

Ready when you are ladies. Let us now do the countdown. One….Two….Three……and
there it goes.

(Bride throws the bouquet and the ladies tries to catch it.)
May I request for the lady who was able to catch the bouquet to please come
forward
Congratulations Miss, May I have your name please.

(INSTRUCTIONS: Emcee draws the microphone to the lady .)

Ok let’s give a big hand to Miss ___________. Please have a seat beside the bride
and in a moment we shall find your match in the garter Toss.

Garter Toss
Ok it is now the gentlemen's turn and we will now do the garter toss. May I mow
request all single men to please come forward for the Garter Toss.

(INSTRUCTIONS: Emcee motions and waits for all single men to come forward)
Gentlemen please take you place behind the groom and be ready to catch the
garter. So is everyone ready? At the count of three the groom will throw the garter
and again we request the audience to participate in the countdown.

(INSTRUCTIONS: Emcee makes sure that everyone is in place)

Ok ready when you are guys. One….. Two……Three…… and .....off it Goes !!!!

(Groom throws the bouquet and the gentlemen tries to catch it.)

Matchmaking Ritual
May I request for the gentlemen with the quick hand who now have in his possession
the garter. Sir please come forward and take your place beside the lady who has the
bouquet. Congratulations Sir. May I have your name please.

(INSTRUCTIONS: Emcee draws the microphone to the gentleman.)

Thank you Mr. ___________, Friends lets give this gentlemen a big hand.

Now that we have already found a perfect match. The next bride and groom to be in
the future. It it time for another ritual. The gentlemen who got the garter is to put it
on the lady who caught the bouquet. At this point we would like to request Ms. __
_________to please have a seat while Mr. ___________ will put the garter. Ladies
and gentlemen, Mr. __________ will now put on the garter on Ms. _________.

(Lady takes a seat while gentleman puts the garter on her.)

There you have it ladies and gentlemen. Our new lovely pair and if it would not be
too much to ask we would like the gentlemen to give the lady a quick kiss.

(INSTRUCTIONS: Emcee waits for the gentlemn to give the kiss and thanks the pair.
after.)
Thank you Mr. _______ and Ms ________, Let us give them both a big hand
At his point, we request that both of you remain onstage for the picture taking. The
newlyweds will now pose with our lovely new pair.

(INSTRUCTIONS: Emcee stands aside as photographers take pictures of the pair with the
newlyweds.)
Again Thank you Mr. _______ and Ms ________ for your participation, you may now
return to your seats.

Message of Thanks from the Newlyweds

This celebration has almost come to an end but for our newlyweds it is just a start of
their new life together. As we each go home, may this day be memorable for all of
us as it to them. To personally convey their heartfelt gratitude let us now lend an
ear to Jay and Rachelle.

(Jay and Rachelle delivers their message of gratitude.)

Closing Remarks
Well I guess that’s about everything ladies and gentlemen we have finally come to
the end of our program. It has been a great day and a wonderful evening with you
all. Again thank you all for your presence. God bless to each and everyone.